document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=287921>Question 287921</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a car is traveling East going 60 miles per hour and then another car heading the same direction is traveling 80 miles per hour but starts 25 seconds later what is the distance the second car will catch the first one?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " the same direction is traveling 80 miles per hour but starts 25 seconds later<BR>\n" );
document.write( " what is the distance the second car will catch the first one?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Convert 60 and 80 mph to ft/sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2860%2A5280%29%2F3600 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2860%2A5280%29%2F3600\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > =  88 ft/sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2880%2A5280%29%2F3600 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2880%2A5280%29%2F3600\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 117.3 ft/sec<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let t = travel time for 2nd car (in sec)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(t+25) = travel time for 1st car<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "write a dist equation: dist = speed * time<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st car dist = 2nd car dist<BR>\n" );
document.write( "88(t + 25) = 117.3t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "88t + 2200 = 117.3t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2200 = 117.3t - 88t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2200 = 29.3t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2200%2F29.3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2200%2F29.3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 75.1 seconds for second car to catch the 1st car<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the dist<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1st car: 88(75.1+25) = 8809 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Both cars should travel the same distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd car: 117.3(75.1) = 8809 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8809%2F5280 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8809%2F5280\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1.67 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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